This is the personal site of Derek Powazek.
Here, in the last few seconds of my fifteen minutes of SEO infamy, I wanted to leave you with the words of another fucked up dude. If someone tells you that your hair is green, the only reason to get defensive is if it’s true.
I’m really excited about a couple upcoming appearances.
Make/Think: AIGA Design Conference, Memphis, 8-11 October
I’ll be a panelist along with…
Sometimes, when dealing with an interpersonal conflict, logically addressing the complaints is that last thing that will help. Instead, try to address the emotion behind it.
I wrote this story for .net Magazine last year. I believe it was published in the December 2008 issue. Looks…
Last month I presented at Future of Web Design 2008 NYC. Now the Carson folks have put the video online.…
A couple weeks ago I wrote about the sad case of the Bike Hero video which turned out to be…
I just wrapped up my presentation at Future of Web Design 2008 NYC and it was a blast! As I…
Grandma Powazek once told me why she stopped making cucumber salad. She’d been chopping cucumbers when her hands started to…
I’m really excited about a few upcoming appearances. I’ll be speaking on community and design at some of the best…
One of the things that always comes up when I talk to people at companies about community systems is the…